peoples

/ˈpiːpəlz/

noun

  1. 1

    Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

    There were so many people at the restaurant last night.
  2. 2

    Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

  3. 3

    A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

  4. 4

    One's colleagues or employees.

  5. 5

    A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

    My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
  6. 6

    The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

verb

  1. 1

    To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

  2. 2

    To become populous or populated.

  3. 3

    To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

  4. 4

    To interact with people; to socialize.

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